California Amplifier Raises Guidance for Third Quarter

Company Now Expects Third Quarter Revenues of
$41 to $44 Million and EPS of 13 to 17 Cents

CAMARILLO, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- California Amplifier,
Inc. (Nasdaq: CAMP) today announced that it is raising its forecast of
revenues and earnings for its third quarter ending November 30, 2003, due to
strong demand for its advanced customer premise equipment products in the
Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) market.

In its second quarter earnings release issued October 2, 2003, the Company
stated that it expected third quarter sales to be in the range of $30 to
$36 million and earnings to be in the range of $0.07 to $0.12 per diluted
share. Based on its current visibility, California Amplifier now expects
revenues to be in the range of $41 to $44 million and earnings to be in the
range of $0.13 to $0.17 per diluted share.

"Demand for our latest generation DBS products continues to strengthen,"
said Fred Sturm, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. "An
improving economy, aggressive promotions by U.S. DBS service providers, and
California Amplifier's strong market position have all contributed to robust
shipments. Also, our ability to procure components and materials in
sufficient quantifies to fulfill customer orders on a timely basis has been
better than we previously anticipated, which has contributed to the higher
level of expected revenues."

About California Amplifier, Inc.

California Amplifier designs, manufactures and markets a broad line of
integrated microwave equipment used primarily in conjunction with satellite
television and wireless voice and broadband data applications. The Company's
satellite business unit designs and markets reception components for the U.S.
Direct Broadcast Satellite television market, as well as a full line of
consumer and commercial products for video and data reception. The wireless
access business unit designs and markets innovative products that improve the
performance of wireless networks and Wireless LAN networks, as well as
products with wireless broadband data and video applications. California
Amplifier is an ISO 9001 certified company. For additional information, visit
California Amplifier's web site at www.calamp.com .

Statements in this release about the Company's future financial
performance are forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
expectations. Words such as "may," "will," "expects," "intends," "plans,"
"believes," "seeks," "could," "estimate" and variations of these words and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Factors that could impact California Amplifier's future results include
changes in product demand and market growth rates, the effect of competition,
pricing pressures, supplier constraints, manufacturing yields, market
acceptance of new products and the viability and market acceptance of new
technologies. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in
such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can
give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. More
information about California Amplifier's risks is available in the Company's
annual report on Form 10-K and other filings made from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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